Director: James Whale. In 2006, the Chicago Film Critics Association pronounced Let's Scare Jessica to Death one of the scariest films ever made. 69. Maria Ouspenskaya. Colleen Dewhurst. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2021; winners will be announced at the organizations annual awards ceremony, a virtual event for Association members to be held on Wednesday, December 15. The Mummy (1932). Simon Ward. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. 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The Exorcist 3. yeah, its almost criminal that jacobs ladder and the changeling werent on this list.. i would have also added polanskis the tenant, and flaws aside, the recent french film inside as well, but thats just personal opinion. Se7en (1995). Love the list, in general .. but, please switch to the Coppola Bram Stokers Dracula. [1] [2] [3] The awards honor the best in film for 2020. Of course thats just my personal take. Abusive, inflammatory, spammy/self-promotional, baseless (spreading mis- or disinformation), and just plain deranged comments will be zapped. Piper Laurie. 42. As the body floats away, Jessica sees that it is Duncan. Cast: Bill Paxton. My top 3 would be: Exorcist (though it was quite slow), Halloween and The Ring. Miguel Bos. Director: Tobe Hooper. Keir Dullea. Cast: Peter Cushing. Director: Richard Fleischer. Elizabeth Moody. Cast: Peter Cushing. The Masque of the Red Death (1964). Sidney Blackmer. (Note: Don Siegels original Invasion of the Body Snatchers is on the list, but Kurt Neumanns original The Fly, in which Patricia Owens screams her head off, is not.). Cast: Gregory Peck. Very sad ,15 minutes ago in Chicago, "America's Got Talent" Simon Cowell, he has been confirmed assee more Jaws 7. Cast: Dee Wallace. Coupled with James Whales excellent direction and his moody, surreal cinematic touch, seeing it on the big screen was an entirely different and emotional experience. Harvey Stephens. Director: Roger Corman. Dickinson Mansion, located in the village of Essex, was used for the interior shots of the home. Lillian Gish. Cast: Olga Baclanova. Michael Biehn. But as a means of measuring film history, theyre pretty useless. 75. It was so boring I actually got a headache waiting for something interesting to happen. Peter Wyngarde. Robert Shaw. Cast: Catherine Deneuve. Shaun of the Dead on this list? The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005). If you continue browsing, that means you've accepted our Terms of Use/use of cookies. "[31] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times remarked the "strong sense of atmosphere" in the film in addition to the four lead performances, who are "likable, believable people," but conceded: "There's no getting around the movie's poorly resolved script. There are some really great films listed here but none that are truly frightening to me. Donald Pleasence. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. The montage of several other movies that I would consider to be comedic is astounding, but perhaps none so much (in my opinion) as seeing Shaun of the Dead at #62, three ABOVE Salo. Rose Hobart. Director: Joe Dante. Though I own a copy of many of the films on this list, there were also several that I had never heard of. Matthew McConaughey. Which Bram Stokers Dracula? I tend to ignore lists featuring the Top 100 Movies (or Top 10 Movies or Top 20 Movies, etc. An unrelated 1987 big-screen suspense thriller called The Night Stalker was directed by Max Kleven, and featured Charles Napier and Joan Chen. Beatrice Straight. International cinema. Jessica runs through the orchard and comes across Woody's corpse, his throat slashed. The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, and Shaun of the Dead are all in, but not the 1945 British horror classic Dead of Night. Deborah Raffin. (I cant think of any big-screen showings of Bride in the Los Angeles area in the near future.). Like Bram Stokers Dracula. 71. First titles include highly anticipated films like the Chicago premiere of Cooper Raiffs CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH, starring Raiff and Dakota Johnson. Tweets. Reggie Bannister. As the plot develops, we learn that the world around Jessica is scarier than anything her mind could concoct. *IMPORTANT*: By using this form you agree with Alt Film Guide's storage and handling of your data (e.g., your IP address). Yeah, those top 10, 50, 100 whatever lists are pretty dumb all right. Night of the Living Dead (1968). Let me know how you feel and tell Roger Ebert to stick it. 49. [3], Contemporary critical reviews of the film were mixed: Upon its release, Stanley Kanfer of Time gave the film a middling review, praising Lampert's performance but dismissing the rest of the cast's, adding that "after the first reel, the vampires seem to have lost their bite. Learn more or contact Lee. Cast: Rutger Hauer. In The Mouth Of Madness, The Mothman Prophcyies? 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Southport Ave); more information on the first selected films, plus festival passes, is available here. Cast: Bruce Campbell. Kevin Bacon. Ernest Thesiger. Number of reviews: 119. Jack Weston. The print shown at Cinesation was taken from a stunning 35mm LOC print. Gotta say man, this is pretty inaccurate. Cast: Laura Linney. Accept Read More. Director: David Cronenberg. Miriam Hopkins. Cast: Cillian Murphy. 10. Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time/Scariest Movies Ever Made: Chicago Film Critics' Choices - Page 3 show list info list stats leaders vote print comments How many have you seen? Below is the list of the Chicago Film Critics Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time, including their directors and key cast members. Cast: Terry OQuinn. 10th Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival (May 5-11 at Music Box Theatre) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. The antique dealer, Sam Dorker (Alan Manson), tells them the story of how Abigail drowned in 1880 just before her wedding day. Dressed to Kill (1980). Director: Tod Browning. 52. May 12. Heather Graham. Jurassic Park (1993). Three films earned two awards: THE FRENCH DISPATCH (Best Editing; Best Art Direction/Production Design); LICORICE PIZZA (Best Original Screenplay; Most Promising Performer - Alana Haim); and SPENCER (Best Actress (Stewart); Best Costume Design). 44. Cast: Anthony Hopkins. The only thing scary about that film was the gradual decline in the quality of John Williams film music. Richard Crenna. Johnny Depp. The Haunting (1963). [26], Filmed without a distributor and produced independently (under The Jessica Company),[27] Let's Scare Jessica to Death was sold to Paramount Pictures in early 1971. Ask 100 people what the 10 Greatest Romantic Films are, and guarenteed youll get different responses depending upon the person and theyre experiences in life. Director: Jacques Tourneur. 76. 50. Veronica Cartwright. Robert Englund. Dan Hicks. Josh Lucas. Director: Jack Clayton. 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Cast: Kevin McCarthy. Umberto Paolo Quintavalle. Sandra Peabody (as Sandra Cassell). Again, merely a personal thing though. 3. The Silence of the Lambs 12. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the complete lineup, schedule and special guests expected for the ninth annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, May 13-19 at the Music Box Theatre. When a stranger calls (50) is placed above Salo (58)? One film which I found very scary when I was maybe 10 years old was the Forgotten. And, needless to say, such lists are almost invariably self-promotional tools. I just dont understand the concept of actually sitting down and coming up with 10, 50, or even 100 items on a Best Of or Greatest of All Time list. She jumps into a nearby rowboat and paddles out into the lake. Pamela Brown. [7] Director John Hancock, though ambivalent about whether it was consciously or subconsciously integrated into the screenplay, has conceded this interpretation, commenting: "You could already feel that negativity brewing when we were making Jessica; that things weren't working out the way some of us had hoped and dreamed they would. 4. Claiming the organizations top honor as Best Picture of the year is THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, directed by Martin McDonagh. Maybe its one of the missing last six titles. Jessica finds the story fascinating, but Duncan, afraid that hearing about such things will upset his wife, cuts Dorker short. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2022 award winners. Chicago Film Critics Association website. [27] It premiered in New York City on August 27, 1971,[a] and opened in Los Angeles, California the following week, on September 1, 1971. Finally Im glad to be able to respond to the Chicago times critic list, let me just say that some of the usual mainstream crap shouldnt be there. John Saxon. Save my name and email in this browser for the next time I submit a comment. (Check out the full list of the Chicago Film Critics top 100 horror movies of all time.). A Blu-ray was released by Scream Factory in January 2020. Director: Chris Kentis. Freda Jackson. Cast: A. Michael Baldwin. The Hitcher (1986). The Chicago Film Critics Association 100 scariest movies I've got to get watching! Jessica agrees to go with Emily to swim in the cove. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. Director: Sam Raimi. Salems Lot (1979, TV). Misery (1990). This list is a serious joke. Chicago, IL (December 12, 2022) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2022; winners will be announced at the organization's annual awards ceremony to be held in Chicago on Wednesday, December 14.Leading with a new record of 12 total nominations (over 2021 record-holder WEST SIDE STORY) is EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE; other . Fionnula Flanagan. Carnival of Souls (1962). It seems like they just threw in a load of old horrors even though they are not scary at all by todays staderds. 85. Im sure it was scary for that era, but I watched it a few months ago and the only part that scared me was the end. Director: Gore Verbinski. [21], Additional photography occurred in the villages of Chester,[22] Lyme,[23] and East Haddam. Margot Kidder. Cast: David Caruso. Director: John Carpenter. At daybreak, Jessica makes it to the ferry and tries to board, but the ferryman, also bearing a scar on his neck, refuses to let her on. Gay movies. Make sure your comment adds something relevant to the discussion: Feel free to disagree with us and write your own movie commentaries, but *thoughtfulness* and *at least a modicum of sanity* are imperative. Plot [ edit] 78. 81. The film never makes clear. Sarah Michelle Gellar. Claiming the organizations top honors is Jane Campions masterful THE POWER OF THE DOG, which earned a leading seven awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Best Supporting Actor (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score. [52] The Blu-ray was released on January 28, 2020 and includes a commentary track from director John D. Hancock and producer Phil Badalato, interviews with composer Orville Stoeber and historian Kim Newman, a documentary on the filming locations, and other bonus features. In a more casual setting, lists can be fun among friends to seeing what other people enjoy. Courteney Cox. There isn't much logic to the story, yet the overall effect is unsettling the film has a dream-like quality. 98. Patsy Kelly. Cast: Jack Nicholson. Black Sunday / La maschera del demonio (1960). Nightmare on Elm Street 16. David Manners. Director: Robert Wiene. Cast: Donald Sutherland. I know there are so many horror films out there (love the foreign, tired of the Japanese for now) that Id appreciate. I think most lists are pretty silly these days. Fright Night (1985). You get a sense that perhaps there was a deep love and intimacy that existed between the two men. Award-winners and contenders from Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2022) Menu. John Boles. "The Shining" 8. Lance Henriksen. Director: John Llewellyn Moxey. Cast: Deborah Kerr. Cate Blanchett earned the Best Actress award for TR; Sarah Polleys WOMEN TALKING was named Best Adapted Screenplay. Wilford Brimley. Director: Wes Craven. Suspiria (1977). [27] During its opening week of August 27September 1 at the Criterion, the film grossed a total of $47,651. Mae Clarke. People attending Cinesation kept repeating Thesigers line Have a potato for the rest of the weekend. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Director: Wes Craven. The woman leads Jessica to a cliff, at the bottom of which lies Dorker's bloodied body. Hilary Mason. [13], Hancock, who had worked as a theater director prior, cast the film largely through his connections within the New York theater community, and the majority of the cast consisted of actors with whom Hancock had worked in stage productions. 11. Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts. 47. Director: Philip Kaufman. Nick Frost. Neither Psycho or The Exorcist are even remotely scary. But Id say that the less popular a film is even though were talking about film critics who should know their classics the less likely itll be for that film to make it to any top-100 list let alone a top-ten list. It should be number uno with ease. Cast: Timothy Balme. Rutanya Alda. As an adult I just havent seen many that truly scare me. the first like 15 arent the least bit scary. Jessica and Duncan spot the woman standing on the cliff above them, causing Duncan to give chase. Morgan Freeman. As mentioned in the article, the list of 100 scariest movies ever made was compiled by the Chicago Film Critics Association in 2006. Director: Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Snchez. The Ring (2002). Arthur Byron. "[5], The decline of 1960s counterculture has been cited as a theme by critics and observers. Image of Boris Karloff and Gloria Stuart in The Old Dark House: Universal Pictures. James Ellison. The Silence of the Lambs was as scary as Harry Potter, not even! International cinema. The Birds (1963). Director: Mario Bava. Cast: Kyle MacLachlan. Friday the 13th (1980). 59. Nosferatu / Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922). I saw a revival in a San Francisco theater and it worked beautifully. John Gavin. Ian Watkin. Tom Skerritt. The Wolf Man (1941). Samantha Eggar. Although it certainly does have elements of comedy in it. 77. Director: John D. Hancock. Charles Durning. Sybille Schmitz. Director: David Fincher. Psycho (1960). Director: John McNaughton. Socially conscious & political cinema. A historic, 1.6 million square foot secure facility offering 36 active stages, production office and support spaces over two campuses both located within 15 minutes from downtown Chicago. "[46], 2020 review from The Super Network's film critic Marcella Papandrea gave the film a very positive review, saying "The atmosphere and the soundtrack are haunting pieces, the film is very unnerving from start to finish, as the view is with an unreliable narrator and the audience feels what Jessica feels throughout." Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 81 Black Sunday (1960) Rotten Tomatoes 86% 82 Scream 2 (1997) Rotten Tomatoes 81% 83 Dressed to Kill (1980) Rotten Tomatoes 80% 84 As with many movies, the tone of Jessica is what matters, and that is indeed where it succeeds. 72. Earning the most overall honors is The Daniels EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, with six awards, including Best Director (Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Art Direction/Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Editing and Best Use of Visual Effects. Cast: Oliver Reed. Films Chicago Critics Film Festival Films Tickets and passes are now on sale for the 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival! Id drop Repulsion and The Shining, both of which I found slow and overrated, and add the 1950s British movie Night of the Demon (aka Curse of the Demon) and the 1943 Danish movie Day of Wrath.. Jennifer Connelly. Lastly, links found in submitted comments will generally be deleted. Otto Wernicke. "Night of the Living Dead (1968)" 6. Rotten Tomatoes, entertainment fans go-to resource for movie, TV and streaming recommendations, and the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) announced today the inaugural recipients of the Emerging Critics Grant program, designed to support diverse aspiring critics from the Chicago area. Cast: David Hess. Lil Dagover. Director: Lucky McKee. [19] Heyman had been Hancock's first choice in the role of Duncan. 16. Hancock's direction is ridiculously disjointed and inconsistent. Cast: Candace Hilligoss. 28 Days Later (2002). Rosemarys Baby (1968). How on earth did Dawn of the Dead make the top 10? William Katt. Martin Henderson. Director: Sam Raimi. 83. L'Immensita. . [14] Auditions for the parts were held in the B.S. Cast: Conrad Veidt. Cast: Bruce Willis. 68. But the list of "100 scariest movies" compiled by the members of the Chicago Film Critics Association does include several oldies and even, gasp, a handful of non-American horror films. Director: George A. Romero. Cast: Frances Dee. Lists as a means of measuring film history are indeed useless (just take a look at the AFI lists), but I bet that Sight & Sound will come up with another such list in 2012. The new critics represent a a variety of film journalism in Chicago and bring their voices to one of the countrys longest-standing and most accomplished associations of writers. (I do, however, explain that my lists and my reviews are, like everybody elses, highly subjective and definitely NOT written in stone.). I agree, Psycho was pretty scary at times but definately didnt deserve to be #1. Ned Beatty. I gotta admit that I saw Bride of Frankenstein many years ago. Director: Kaneto Shind. Lee Shoquist is a film critic and member of the Chicago Film Critics Association and leads over 20 monthly film discussion groups with more than three hundred, multi-generational attendees across the Chicago area and periodically in New York and Los Angeles. Sylvia Sidney. 34. [27] Paramount gave the film a wide theatrical release in the United States. Helen Chandler. Cast: Jeffrey Combs. Julia Adams. Maurice Schutz. Director: James Cameron. In 2006, Halloween was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." And finally, only one film among the Chicago Film Critics top 100 scariest movies of all time has a woman director. Cast: Rod Taylor. [7] Doyle elaborates that the film "isolates and illuminates the death and corruption of counterculture values" from the era, and anticipates the "festering paranoia" that occurred throughout the 1970s, with the Watergate scandal, the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone, and the Jonestown massacre. Director: M. Night Shyamalan. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, released their roster for 2022-2023 today, announcing the acceptance of four new members. Release Calendar Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India . Jane Asher. Martita Hunt. The film was difficult to obtain on home media formats for several decades, available only on VHS until 2006, when Paramount issued a DVD version. Best Horror Movies = Early 70s to Mid-80s. Tweets & replies. Vera Miles. See also: Fay Wray, Lee Patrick, Edwige Fenech, and Mary Philbin among the movies' " Top Ten Scream Queens ." 1. How do you prove better? Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Barbara Steele. Suzanne Pleshette. Carrie (1976). Burt Reynolds. Vampyr (1932). Carrie (1976) 17. When Emily offers to move on, Jessica invites her to dine with them and stay the night. With three scariest movies each, Boris Karloff, Tom Conway, and Jeff Goldblum are the actors with the most titles on the list. Cast: Robert Mitchum. 82. I trusted their instincts because they had a concrete experience of audiences. Rena Mandel. Woody, who has been working in the orchard, returns to the house, where Emily bites his neck. Director: Don Siegel. Of Jessica's frustration with a mental condition that has rendered her sadly dependent on men? And perhaps the most egregious omission of all. Critic score: 92%. Hancock took certain elements from Kalcheim's script, but opted to write a straightforward horror film set at a remote farmhouse. Fright Night? Gwyneth Paltrow. "hippie values. Poltergeist (1982). 43. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. On the other hand, its refreshing though perhaps thats not quite the right word to find Pier Paolo Pasolinis anti-fascist manifesto Sal, or the 120 Days of Sodom listed as one of the scariest movies ever made. "[24], Badalato recalled of Hancock's direction: "He was always responsible to our budget and was very confident with the actors. See also: Fay Wray, Lee Patrick, Edwige Fenech, and Mary Philbin among the movies Top Ten Scream Queens.. Cmon! Janet Leigh. I dont believe theyve updated it since. Cast: Michael Rooker. ), no matter the category or criteria, because these lists are almost invariably compiled by people who know little about films beyond mainstream Hollywood stuff released in the last decade or two. Anna Massey. 48. Hosts of the annual Chicago Critics Film Festival ( every May. Nigel Davenport. Cast: Vincent Price. Abigail Breslin. Laura Dern. [16] The ChesterHadlyme Ferry is featured in the film crossing the Connecticut River. Love me some horror.but then chances of watching 1 good one out of 20 seems to be common. 74. I need to check it out again. Gene Bervoets. 36. How else could the original Nosferatu be rated higher than Cronenbergs The Fly? Devil's Peak (VOD) Emily. David Manners. Source . "Psycho" 2. Cast: Adrian Pasdar. James Mason. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, announces today the first seven films selected for the 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival. Director: Terence Fisher. But something much more significant. Cast: Darren McGavin. Director: Jacques Tourneur. 55. Tom Conway. Director: Rob Reiner. Contrarily to some comments, I agree to putting Psycho on N one - it still works, even on adults. Cast: Sam Neill. Director: Charles Laughton. [1] Christopher Lee. Claudia Christian. Lampert gives a performance so overwrought that it has to rank as one of the most eccentric ever captured on film. 91. Cast: Kim Hunter. Rosemary's Baby 11. Sarah Berry. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. [56][57], Sara Century, writing for Syfy, noted the significance of the film: "While the response is entirely subjective and it isnt a film for everyone, Jessica did in many ways serve as a forerunner for what would come later, as filmmakers like David Lynch would delve into dreamscapes that refused to sustain themselves explicitly in cohesive narratives. 90. John Hurt. Im assuming its Dan Curtis 1974 made-for-TV horror movie, as its found three slots below Curtis Trilogy of Terror. Director: Scott Derrickson. Again, just my personal take on that. Frailty (2001). Theyre just for fun, dont take life so seriously. Aliens (1986). Cast: Colin Clive. [51] Warner Brothers later released the film on August 27, 2013, through its Warner Archive DVD-on-demand service. I look at those lists not to discover the Greatest Movies of All Time, but to find out what particular individuals or group(s) of individuals find special. So does IT follows.. these movies are not perfect but, they are both freaking awesome, and scary as hell.. Theres a really interesting relationship between Karloffs character as the mute manservant and the insane brother Saul which the family has kept hidden in the attic. Of course the Gillman from the Black Lagoon beats them both. Neve Campbell. 79. Some titles clearly do not belong (Shaun of the Dead), some should be rated more highly (Session 9), and some just deserve inclusion (Jacobs Ladder). But I definitely think this one should be added. Director: Mark Robson. Barton Heyman. But cmon there is no way to accurately pit films like The Bride of Frankenstein against The Ring. When Jessica, Duncan, and their hippie friend Woody (Kevin O'Connor) arrive, they are surprised to find a mysterious drifter, Emily (Mariclare Costello), already living there. [11] While shooting, the cast and crew used multiple rooms in the expansive mansion for dressing rooms and a headquarters for the film company. 38. As for the people who bitch about lists, you need to relax. Zita Johann. This is a great way of giving all the great horror movies their due credit (obviously were missing a few- The Grudge, Jacobs Ladder, Dementia 13, The Haunting (1962 version is actually *very* creepy)), and is a useful way to find new movies, but it is impossible to expect people to agree on what is scary, and pretty hard to be tasteful and accurate.